The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-20
A Bishop Called to Decide Question
That Is Not Entirely Ecclesiastical.
Mrs. Langtry Jilts Fred Gebhard and Will
Shortly Marry Mr.. Dasent, Who Is Said
10 Be Something of Literary Man.
Anna Dickinson's Successful Vindica-
ton of Her Rights as Pedestrian.
How Mrs. Westinghouse Startled the Fash
ionable Clique-The Man Who Is on Init
mate Terms with Royalty-Table Puzzles.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
New YORK, March 19.-Bishop Potter is one
of the most dienifed of Epscopalians, and is
socially potent besides, for he was rector of
Grace Church for fifteen years pefore succeeding
his uncle in the bshopric, but his self -pose must
have been nearly destroyed for instant by
the ecclesiastical question suddenly put before
him this week.
1--WE have called to ask you, Bishop" said
one OF the four fair daughters of wealth,
whether it is right for a woman with a sug-
gestion OF mustache her lip-such as
dark brunettes are liable TOTO have it re-
moved"
Brother Potter gravely decided that nature
might be thus thwarted and beauty intensified,
but at the same time cautioned the inquirers
against the sin of vanity. The maidens were
serious enough about it, and why shouldn't he,
as he did, treat the subject in all solemness
Thesto told of artificial improvement in
faces are often lies, and of course great
amount of painting and powdering can be done
deceptively; but it is positive fact that science
has applied itself to the removal of hair from
feminine faces. No less an authority than that of
DIR. Shrady. who was of Grants physicians,
put mo in the way of gratifying my curiosity
He said that, ON, yes, women had their mus
taches destroyed by electricity; that An illustra
tion of the process was to be given within few
days before class at the women's college, and
chat, il desired, might, for that occasion, be-
come student. / went. The class had seats
in small ampitheater, before surgeons chair,
which resembled BARRIERS chair suggestively.
The demonstrator was an expert in electricity.
He first brought in q battery, attached to which
were wires, one ending in needle and the 9TH
er in a handle. Then he introduced girl. She
was French and could not speak much English.
presume he had hired her for the purpose,
| though she might we'll desire to submit to the
ordeal, for on her upper lip was decidedly
unpretty growth of hair. She was neat, nice
looking creature, with an olive skin aad piquant
features. The operator placed the handle of the
! machine in one Of her hands and told her to grip
| it steadily. That was to keep up a Current
| through her whenever he touched her with the
| needle He fixed magnifying glass in his eye,
bent over her as she lay back in the chair, stuck
| the needle along down the course of single
hair to its root. "Ouch h-h!" exclaimed the girl.
Blu. she said that she could stand that the
| hurt was not much; and so he went on gently
stabbing the hairs, the electricity each time
removing of the hirsute offenses Fifty
| were thus done away with. The man explained
| that they could never grow again, but that the
| process must be careful in order not to make
tiny scars.
The mention Of beauty reminds one naturally
of Mrs. Langtry, whose highest charm is her per-
| feet Skin, unbemished and there lis social news
in her, to the effect that she has chosen a man
| to marry-or has let ore choose her. Fred Geb-
| hard has been Tilted, and Arthur Dassnt is the
new favorte He is tall, dark, good -looking fel-
| low. who came to town awhile ago from the
| South. He is something of a literary character
and intended to 60 into journalism here He
had been here only few days when he was
knocked down and run over by street-car He
was taken to St Lukes Hospital, where it very
soon transpired that he and the Langtry were
sweethearts She ordered flowers sent to him
every morning, and as soon as her theatrical en-
gagements brought her near to town she visited
| him assiduously. 1t seems that they had met six
months ago. become mutually enamored, and
were just ready for betrothal when the accident,
by evolving her sympathy, brought the court
ship to speedy climax. She owns considerable
property in New York, and means to settle down
here, SO far as her stage employment will per-
NIT. She is to become Dasent soon. and her
husband is going to take place on the Star
Society is well known to keep its eyes closely
on the beauties of the theaters. no matter how
much the actresses may be under taboo There
|
on the New York stage, who are astonishingly
potent in influencing the department of Fifth
avenues madens One of the foremost of these
now is Virginia Dreher, of Daly's company She
has small talent but is one of the loveliest OF
| imaginable creatures In the demure, dainty,
lady like line. Swelldom has been full of stories
| Of her romantic career. and now all Of them are
| spoiled by the authoritative disclosure that she
| is the staid widow of Louisville German music
teacher. and that the twelve-year- old girl seen
with her is not her sfEter, but her daughter
Of unadulterated impudence and cold assnmp-
tion the coachmen Of the millioned upper thou
sands in New York provide the most nearly
perfect specimens to be found in the United
States. They appear to think that common We
hicles and psople on foot have no rights in the
street So they halloo at pedestrians who are
about to get in the way, and rattle across streets
with Indifference as to who or what may be on
the crossings. The average democratic New
Yorker does not mind being whistled at by car
drivers. and will make lively jumps over
crossing to get out of the way of milk wagon
or coal-cart; but when it comes to having a
carriage drawn by prancing horses with banged
tails and silver-mounted harness. bear down
upon him with ''halloo. there" from a liyeried
driver, he feels more like cracking the horses
noses with his stick than clearing passage for
them. He usually does nothing restrictive.
however, and Annie Dickinson is. therefore. all
the more heroine. 1t WIS at Fourteenth stree,
| and Fifth avanua in rarant The